Fence-post.



H. D. SALINS.

' FENCE POST.

1,208.666. APPLICATION Hm FEB. 14 m6. Patented Dec. 121916.

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FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Application filed February 14, 1916. Serial No. 78,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hownnn D. SALINs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that type of fence posts used in the construction of and for supporting wire fencing whether of the mesh or woven fabric kind, or of the class in which horizontal wires or strands only are employed, and it consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter pointed out specifically in the claims, described in the specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

The main object of the invention is, to

r furnish a fence post of extremely simple and inexpensive construction, yet which shall possess great strength, durability and efficiency.

In the accompanying drawing, which serves to illustrate an embodiment of the inventionFigure 1 is a front face view of a fence post constructed according to my invention, illustrating a fragment of the fence body secured thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the same line showing a modification in the construction of the post.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

The reference numeral 7 designates the fence post, as a whole, which is made of sheet metal. and may be of any desired size and length. The sheet of metal out of which the post 7 is made is a parallelogram in shape and is of sufficient thickness to afford the requisite amount of rigidity necessary to enable the post, after it has been formed out of the fiat sheet of metal, to be driven into the ground, if desired. Each side portion 8 of the sheet of metal is bent longitudinally with respect to said sheet so as to form a pair of tubular members 9, which are substantially circular or cylindrical in shape, the edges of the sides 8 being approximated with respect to one another and brought into contact with the face 10 of the post or approximated thereto at about its central vertical portion, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The face 10 of the post is provided at suitable points with openings 11, which openings are arranged in pairs, each pair being by preference located in a line drawn diagonally across the face of the post as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. These openings are for the reception of staples 1.2, the prongs 13 of which stride the horizontal strands 14: of the fence body and one of the vertical strands 15 thereof, when the fence body is equipped with vertical strands. The said prongs are inserted in the openings 11 of the post, when the staples 12 may be forced or driven rearwardly, in which operation it is evident that the prongs will strike the deflected and inner surface of the sides or portions 8 of thepost, and will thereby be deflected sufficiently to prevent the withdrawal of the staples, or in other words, to firmly hold them and the fence body securely in position on the face of the post.

In Fig. 3 is illustrated a modification in the construction of the post, which is identical with that above described except that the inturned sides or portions 8 are each provided at its free edge with a vertical flange 19 which overlap each other, that is to say, one of said flanges will rest against the rear surface of the face 10 of the post while the other of said flanges will rest against the rear surface of the first named flange as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. These flanges may be connected to the face 10 of the post by means of rivets 20, or if desired, they may be left free from one another as well as from the face 10 of the post, but arranged so as to closely approximate each other and said face, the principal object of bending the sides or portions inwardly toward the vertical central portion of the face, being to provide rigidity to the post and also to furnish means for deflecting the prongs 13 of the staples so that the latter will be securely held in place and will firmly fasten the wires of the fence to the post.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A fence post consisting of a single piece of material having a front face portion and a pair of hollow and parallel portions having the adjacent parts of their walls located approximately at the rear central portion of the face of the post and rearwardly diverged, the sand face portlon having openings arranged in vertical rows,"

one of the rows of said openings being located on one side of and adjacent to one of said rearwardly diverged walls, and the other row of said openings being located on one side of and adjacent to the other of said rearwardly diverged walls.

2. A fence post consisting of a single sheet of metal bent to form a face portion and two hollow and parallel portions having the adjacent parts of their walls located approximately at the central rear portion of the face of the post and rearwardly diverged, the said face portion having openings arranged in vertical rows, one of the rows'of said openings being located on one side of and adjacent to one of said rearwardly diverged walls, and the other row of said openings being located on one side of and adjacent to the other of said rearwardly diverged walls.

3. A fence post consisting of a single sheet of metal bent to form a face portion and two hollow and parallel portions having overlapping flanges at their edges, the adjacent parts of the walls of said portions and said flanges being located approximately at therear central portion of the face of the post and the said walls being rearwardly diverged, the said face portion having openings arranged in vertical rows, one of the rows of said openings being lo cated on one side of and adjacent to one of said rearwardly diverged walls, and the other row of said openings being located on one side of and adjacent to the other of said rearwardly diverged walls. 7 i

. HOWVARD D. SALINS.

WVitnesses:

MAX BRUSKI, CHAS. C. TILLMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

